Senior Director of Fleet & Facilities Operations

North American Transportation Management Institute; Danville (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco seeks a Director of Facility and Fleet Maintenance to lead the maintenance of its properties, automated handling systems, and vehicle fleets across North America. The role includes dotted-line leadership of Fleet and Facility Managers and collaboration with senior leadership on strategic asset stewardship.

The position emphasizes implementing rigorous maintenance policies, developing staffing and training programs, and optimizing maintenance costs while ensuring asset reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Industrial Technology, Business, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction.
• Graduate degree in a relevant field preferred.
• 10 years of relevant experience may substitute for a degree.
• 7 years of facility and/or fleet maintenance experience required; food distribution/production experience preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead project teams and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain assets to a high readiness to support operations.
• Implement corporate-wide maintenance policies and procedures.
• Recruit, develop, motivate, and retain maintenance staff.
• Develop job descriptions for hourly maintenance roles.
• Ensure career paths with compensation and training for maintenance staff.
• Promote professionalism within the maintenance team.
• Develop and manage vendor relationships to meet program goals.
• Roll out CMMS for facility and fleet across market/geography.
• Lead capital budgeting and CIP requests for maintenance.
• Provide input to senior leadership on asset condition and maintenance programs.

Skills

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Leadership ability

Contract/Policy knowledge

Technical reading ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology/Business/Architecture/Engineering/Construction

Graduate degree in Business Administration/Architecture/Engineering Management/Construction Management

Tools

CMMS

MS Project

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Sysco seeks a Director of Facility and Fleet Maintenance to lead the maintenance of its properties, automated handling systems, and vehicle fleets across North America. The role includes dotted-line leadership of Fleet and Facility Managers and collaboration with senior leadership on strategic asset stewardship.

The position emphasizes implementing rigorous maintenance policies, developing staffing and training programs, and optimizing maintenance costs while ensuring asset reliability.